Beechcraft 23 N2342Z

16 May 1971 · Yuma, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 16 May 1971 at about 09:13 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2342Z, operated by Desert Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Yuma, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 16 May 1971 at 09:13
Classification: Accident
Location: Yuma, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport: Yuma Intl
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Beechcraft 23
Registration: N2342Z
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Desert Flying
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3886

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
5	0	0	3	2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AUX FUEL PUMP FITTING INDCD PRIOR PARTIAL FRACTURE.HIT CURB, CONSTRUCTION AREA.50HR INSP 5/15/71.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3886, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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